Majhi dialect

Dialects of Punjabi

Majhi (Punjabi: ماجھی‬; ਮਾਝੀcode: pan promoted to code: pa ) is the standard dialect of Punjabi^[2] and is spoken in the Majha region of the Punjab. The two most important cities in this area are Lahore and Amritsar.

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Notable features

- Use of 'deya' (ਡਿਹਾ/ڈہیا‬) in continuous tenses:

- Alternate auxiliary verbs

'Han' (ਹਨ/ہن ‬) is never used in spoken Majhi, 'Ne' (ਨੇ/نے ‬) is used instead. E.g. Oh karday ne (ਉਹ ਕਰਦੇ ਨੇ / اوہ کردے نے‬)

First person singular 'aan' or 'waan' (ਆਂ, ਵਾਂ/ آں، واں‬) is used. E.g. Main karnaan, Main karna waan (ਮੈਂ ਕਰਨਾਂ, ਮੈਂ ਕਰਨਾ ਵਾਂ/ میں کرناں، میں کرنا واں‬)

Third person singular 've' or 'aye' (ਵੇ,ਏ / وے،اے‬) is used. E.g. Oh karda ve (ਉਹ ਕਰਦਾ ਵੇ / اوہ کردا وے‬)

- Sporadic use of na- verb ending instead of da- ending

- Absent subject realised in auxiliary verb

ਕੀ ਕੀਤਾ ਈ کی کیتا ای‬ : What have you (sing.) done?

ਕੀ ਕੀਤਾ ਜੇ کی کیتا جے‬: What have you (sing. formal or plu.) done?

ਕੀ ਕੀਤਾ ਸੂ کی کیتا سُو‬: What has he/she done?

ਕੀ ਕੀਤਾ ਨੇ کی کیتا نے‬: What have they done?

ਲੜਾਈ ਕੀਤੀ ਸਾਈ لڑائی کیتی ساای‬: You (sing.) made a fight.

ਲੜਾਈ ਕੀਤੀ ਸਾਜੇ لڑائی کیتی ساجے‬: You (sing. formal or plu.) made a fight

ਲੜਾਈ ਕੀਤੀ ਸਾਸੂ لڑائی کیتی ساسُو‬: He/She made a fight.

ਲੜਾਈ ਕੀਤੀ ਸਣੇ لڑائی کیتی سنے‬: They made a fight.

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